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As we here along the northeast deal with “Winter Storm Juno,” the VORG gives you its “Blizzard” team made up of appropriately-named minor and major leaguers. Sadly, its lacking in middle infielders (those little guys can’t see over the snowdrifts): P: Forrest Snow, Jack Blizzard, Rich Gale, Ted Power, Tom Morgan (nicknamed “Plowboy”), Shovel Hodge, … Read more

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Its been a trying year for the Yankees. They haven’t been able to establish any real momentum, as their longest winning streak is five games (done twice). However, they’ve never really gone into a prolonged tailspin, with their longest losing streak also encompassing five games (also done twice). As such, it shouldn’t be a surprise … Read more

With the signing of Masahiro Tanaka today, the Yankees added a much-needed arm to their questionable staff. If Michael Pineda and Ivan Nova join Hiroki Kuroda, CC Sabathia and Tanaka in the rotation, the Bombers could break Spring Training with every one of their starting pitchers having a last name ending in “A”. How often … Read more

The record for most different points in the season at .500 while NOT finishing the season at .500 is 35, achieved by the 1959 Chicago Cubs. The Cubbies ended the season at 74-80, having been at .500 after every even number game from game two through 34 (except game six), and not being at .500 after game 100:

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The New York Jets set an NFL record this weekend despite losing to the Bills 37-14. As ESPN.com reported: “The Jets (5-5), coming off their bye, continued their string of inconsistent outings by becoming the NFL’s first team to alternate wins and losses through the first 10 games of the season.” This got the VORG … Read more

Cardinals rookie hurler Michael Wacha is impressing America through his dominant performance in the playoffs. He’s also gotten the attention of fans through his last name, which is a homophone of the catch-phrase of Fozzie Bear, a character on The Muppet Show”, as seen here: Fans are bringing “Fozzie Bear Wacha Wacha” signs to the … Read more

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The 2013 Marlins trot out one of the worst offenses seen in many years. They’ve scored 455 runs in their first 139 games, 69 runs fewer than the next lowest squad (White Sox at 524). At their current 3.27 runs per game, they’ll tally 530 runs this year. There’s been only one team to score … Read more

The Yankees have somehow managed to stay above .500 despite numerous injuries to key contributors. They’ve already had 50 different players suit up for them in 2013, just one short of the franchise record, and we haven’t even had the September call-ups: Year W L W-L% Finish #Bat 2008 89 73 .549 3rd of 5 … Read more